n. [ Gr. gna`qos the jaw + -pod. ] (Zool.) A gnathopodite or maxilliped. See Maxilliped. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool, ) Any leglike appendage of a crustacean, when modified wholly, or in part, to serve as a jaw, esp. one of the maxillipeds. [ 1913 Webster ]